Chapter 684 I will never let her run away!
Zhao Chengming's face turned pale, and he rushed towards the stone platform where Yun Qingqing was:
"Master Yun, what do you mean by this?!"
Qi Mo opened his folding fan and stood in front of him:
"My fellow Taoist, the deal has been made. Are you going to go back on your word?"
"Don't play dumb!" Zhao Chengming pointed at the index mirror behind him and said angrily, "The mirror she gave me is useless!"
Qi Mo smiled and waved his folding fan:
"Who should I blame? My master has repeatedly reminded me that there is no difference between the two mirrors. It was you who insisted on changing them. Why are you blaming us now?"
Zhao Chengming sneered and pointed at the mirror in front of Yun Qingqing that was shining with golden light:
"You're lying! Her mirror is full of scriptures and runes, but mine is dead silent. You tell me there's no difference?"
Qi Mo slammed his fan shut and pretended to be in a daze:
"Oh - so Brother Zhao thinks the mirror isn't bright enough?"
He shook his head and sighed:
"It's not the mirror's fault, it's just that your consciousness is too weak to urge it."
Qi Mo lightly touched Zhao Chengming's brow with the tip of his fan, smiling harmlessly, but his words made Zhao Chengming's face twitch in anger.
The round-faced junior brother was furious:
"Bullshit! My senior brother is at the peak of foundation building, and his spiritual awareness is the best among the younger generation! How can you, a little character who has never seen the world, judge him!"
"Really? Then why can't you even use an indexing mirror properly?"
Qi Mo glanced at him lightly, then turned to Zhao Chengming and said sincerely:
"Fellow Daoist Zhao, how about I teach you? This is how you use your spiritual awareness—"
As she spoke, a ray of golden light condensed on her fingertips, and she lightly drew intricate marks in the air, which turned into flowing light all over the sky.
Zhao Chengming's pupils shrank slightly and his expression changed several times.
Could it be... the long-lost technique of concentrating the mind?
He suppressed his shock and said sternly:
"Stop playing tricks here! You must have used some secret technique to tamper with the mirror!"
Qi Mo spread his hands:
"If you think we are cheating, you can ask someone to judge for you."
He suddenly came closer and lowered his voice:
"However...if the guide finds out that someone has made a false accusation, they will be disqualified from entering next time."
The short and fat junior brother was furious:
"you--"
Before he finished speaking, the bronze door at the end of the third floor suddenly opened slowly, and the guide walked over silently and stood not far from Yun Qingqing's jade platform. There seemed to be complex emotions flowing in his usually indifferent eyes.
Qi Mo raised his eyebrows and looked at her for a moment, then turned to look at Zhao Chengming, smiling:
"The guide is already here, why don't you ask for clarification now?"
Zhao Chengming secretly clenched his fists, a trace of vigilance flashed in his eyes, as if he was wondering if this man was setting a trap for him.
At this moment, the guide spoke calmly, his eyes still on Yun Qingqing:
"I have heard what you said. Our Langhuan Palace treats all visitors equally. All index mirrors are the same. How well you can use them depends on the individual."
Qi Mo laughed softly and glanced at the three people from Zhengyang Sect.
The three people's faces changed again and again. They turned to look at the dazzling light and shadow around Yun Qingqing, with a look of disbelief on their faces.
The short and fat junior brother was particularly indignant. He opened his mouth as if to refute, but was stopped by Zhao Chengming with a look.
The two junior brothers heard his secret message at the same time:
"Let her be proud for two days. Once we leave the Langhuan Palace, I will make her pay back everything with interest!"
Zhao Chengming turned back to the jade platform expressionlessly, suppressed his emotions, and continued to use the index mirror to search for classics.
However, the contrast between the momentum of the two sides was too obvious. The dim and slow light and shadow in front of him seemed to be making a silent mockery, which made Zhao Chengming irritable and there was no progress for a long time.
On the other side, Yun Qingqing concentrated on checking for half an hour, slowly closed her eyes and exhaled, and the light and shadow in front of her eyes gradually disappeared.
"How is it?" Qi Mo immediately stepped forward and asked.
Yun Qingqing frowned slightly and shook her head:
"There is no clue about the Grand Void Spiritual Essence..."
Qi Mo was stunned:
"How could this happen? Didn't Master ask the heavens for divination?"
"Well, don't worry..." Yun Qingqing nodded and was about to say something else when the guide suddenly spoke.
"This visitor, is he looking for the Taixu Spiritual Essence?"
Yun Qingqing's eyes lit up:
"That's right. If Langhuan Palace can help me provide clues, I will definitely reward you handsomely!"
She knew that asking the sky for divination would never be wrong. Although no clues were found in the three layers of classics in Langhuan Palace, it did not mean that there were no clues in other places in Langhuan Palace. So she had planned to ask someone in the palace.
The guide did not answer immediately. She lowered her eyes and seemed to be in deep thought. However, Yun Qingqing noticed that her eyes were empty. She must be communicating with someone through telepathy.
Sure enough, after a while, she nodded slightly to Yun Qingqing and said:
"The Council of Elders wants to see you two. Please follow me."
Yun Qingqing exchanged glances with Qi Mo, followed the guide, and walked towards the bronze gate at the end.
Zhao Chengming stared at Yun Qingqing's receding back, his knuckles turning white from pinching.
"Big Brother!" The round-faced junior brother gritted his teeth and said, "How dare they play tricks on us like this!"
The short and fat junior brother spoke sinisterly:
"Once we leave Langhuan Palace, we will make sure they know the consequences of offending the Zhengyang Sect!"
Zhao Chengming's eyes flashed coldly, and he took out a talisman and handed it to his short and fat junior brother:
"Leave the temple first and pay attention to the reaction of this talisman at any time. Once it burns, it means that the marked object has left the temple. You immediately confirm her location and wait for me to come out and settle the score with her!"
The short and fat junior brother put away the talisman and nodded:
"Don't worry, Senior Brother, I won't let her get away!"
…
At the same time, Yun Qingqing and the other person followed the guide through the bronze gate, and the scene before them suddenly changed.
The original jade platform for classics disappeared, and in its place was a deep green jade corridor. Countless stars were suspended on the ceiling, flickering in the darkness, as if the entire galaxy had been moved here.
The guide walked silently, and the cloud patterns on his clothes flowed like water under the starlight.
She suddenly stopped, raised her hand and tapped three times in the air.
“Click—”
A crack suddenly appeared in the corridor wall, revealing a spiral staircase leading downwards. The lamps on both sides of the staircase burned without fire, emitting a cold blue light.
"Please." The guide stepped aside to make way, his voice still calm.
Qi Mo raised his eyebrows and said, "Master, this place..."
Yun Qingqing nodded slightly, with a clear light in her eyes: "It's okay, just follow me closely."
The stairs seemed to never end, and the further down you went, the lower the temperature around you became.
About half a minute later, a stone door carved with star maps finally appeared in front of them.
The guide made seals with his hands, and the stone door opened silently.
The cold air blowing in his face made Qi Mo shiver. He saw a round stone room inside the door. Seven old men in gray robes were sitting around an ice crystal round table.
Their faces were haggard, but their eyes were bright as stars. They all looked at Yun Qingqing at the door.
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